Are you a foreign company looking to set up in France?
CEO or CFO of a foreign company, are you responsible for setting up a business in France?
French taxation, a tough discipline for foreigners
Your concerns relate both to French business taxation and to expatriate income and even wealth as individuals. How do you find your way through the maze of French administration?
It’s risky to want to go it alone, both for declarations and for tax optimization. What’s more, your energy should be focused on business and not on administrative tasks such as taxes. The advice of a professional, such as a chartered accountant, is essential.
Your questions about tax law for setting up in France
Any CEO or CFO of a foreign company who decides to set up a business in France has questions about taxation. Here are some of the questions we answer at Expand CPA:
- Which VAT regime to choose and how to prepare the return?
- How do French local taxes work?
- What are the differences between accounting income and tax income in France?
- What advantages and tax exemptions can a new company with foreign capital benefit from?
- How do you actually set up an international tax treaty?
- What is the withholding tax (PAS) for employees of a French company?
- What do you recommend in terms of transfer pricing?
Dedicated tax consultancy: our French tax services
Expand CPA specializes in French tax issues for foreign companies setting up in France. Preparing tax returns in compliance with regulations is part of our services.
Tax advisor for your company in France
Among our recurring assignments, we assume taxes in compliance with the tax schedule:
- Preparation of the company’s annual tax return and online filing
- Preparation of periodic VAT returns and control of accounting bases
- Handling of other taxes relating to the company’s activities
- Monitor payment of taxes before due dates
- Verification of tax notices
- Manage relations with the French tax authorities
Tax advisor for your private assets
Foreigners arriving in France to set up a company will also find our tax advisors attentive to their needs. Our experts handle all mandatory personal tax returns.
We handle the filing of tax returns for French residents for their worldwide income. Non-residents with property income in France can entrust Expand CPA with their tax returns. We also handle IFI (impôt sur la fortune immobilière) and capital gains tax returns.
Tax consultants in France: our tailor-made services
Our French tax professionals also offer specialized, one-off services for foreign companies setting up in France.
Optimize your taxes with the expertise of our tax specialists
The tax advisor’s mission is to optimize the taxation of the company and its managers. He seeks to reduce taxation as far as possible while complying with tax law. He provides advice and, if necessary, refers to lawyers in his network in the event of legal or even criminal proceedings.
With the help of a tax advisor, the foreign manager of a company established in France also benefits from services in managing his private assets as an individual. Expand CPA can provide advice on tax exemption.
Expand CPA supports you in the event of a tax audit in France
The French tax authorities have their codes. It’s a matter for experts in French tax law and accounting. A foreigner running a business in France is well advised to entrust this task to a specialist.
Expand CPA, a firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, will support you in the event of an audit by the tax authorities. From the moment the audit is triggered to the response to the notification of a rectification proposal, your tax expert is there for you. He handles every point with professionalism.
Our speciality: managing the Franco-American tax treaty
Among the areas of expertise of a tax advisor, mastery of the Franco-American tax treaty occupies a place of choice. Any American CEO considering setting up in France must be concerned about this text which governs both income and corporate taxes. Our firm’s specialists are regularly involved in the implementation of this tax treaty.
Why choose Expand CPA as your French tax advisor?
The staff at our firm make up a multicultural team. We have chartered accountants and tax specialists specialized in the French and US markets.
Our firm offers a “one-stop shop” service for any foreign company wishing to invest in France. All areas are interconnected: tax, social, legal, financial, accounting, and so on. Our tax advisors work hand in hand with their colleagues to optimize the solutions offered to companies and individuals.
Our professional approach is based on attentive listening to each and every one of our customers. We are committed to putting people at the heart of our approach. The entire Expand CPA team acts with honesty, respect for commitments and trust, our fundamental values.
Other assignments for foreign companies based in France
With Expand CPA, you also gain access to consulting in areas complementary to tax law such as:
- Accounting services for foreign companies
- Foreign companies in France: our administrative services
- Taxation of private individuals in France
- French legal counsel for foreign companies in France
- HR expertise for French companies
- Audits of foreign companies located in France
- US taxation for Americans based in France